AN class
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The AN Class locomotives were ordered by Australian National, and thus were given the name "AN". 11 were ordered, and completed by Clyde Engineering at Somerton. Introduced in 1992, they are used mainly on Intercapital freight services.
The AN Class were the strongest locomotives in the Australian National fleet, producing up to 4040 horsepower, more than the most common locomotive in Pacific National's fleet - the NR class. They were built with an EMD 16-710G3A engine, has Co-Co axles, has a mass of 128t and is able to run up to 150km/h.
When Australian National was sold off, the AN Class were bought off by National Rail, unlike a lot of the other fleet which made up Australian National's fleet, which was bought off by Australia Southern Railroad. Pacific National acquired the locomotives after National Rail, and are seen anywhere around Australia, despite the fact that there are only few of the class.
The class was originally painted in the Australia National corporate scheme, but with the sale to National Rail, many of the AN Class have been painted in the National Rail scheme. Pacific National have not got around paiting any of the AN class yet, with only Pacific National decals over the National Rail name. AN 3 is painted in The Ghan Livery, in use for GSR's The Ghan service.
AN 10 was scrapped after a collision at Hines Hill.
